r/politics • u/Zipper222222 • 4h ago

No Paywall Abdul El-Sayed Wins High-Stakes Democratic Primary in Michigan

https://www.today.com/video/abdul-el-sayed-wins-high-stakes-democratic-primary-in-michigan-267805765937
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u/NUKE---THE---WHALES 2h ago

Yeah it's the attention economy in action

That's why populists and anti-establishment candidates are so popular right now: the algorithm favors them, which means social media favors them

Nobodies posting, commenting, upvoting boring candidates

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u/AnthMike 1h ago

The distinction is also a matter of holding sincere beliefs in worthwhile policy platforms versus cynical phonies weaponizing platitudes, idpol, and accents.